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  • Civilising Citizens in Post-Mao China

    Understanding the Rhetoric of Suzhi

    by Delia Lin ...
    Series series Routledge Contemporary China Series
    Political discourse in contemporary China is intimately linked to the patriotic reverie of restoring China as a great civilisation, a dream of reformers since the beginning of the twentieth century. The concept and use of suzhi – a term that denotes the idea of cultivating a ‘quality’ citizenship – is central to this programme of rejuvenation, and is enjoying a revival. This book therefore offers ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

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  • The American Spirit

    Who We Are and What We Stand For

    by David McCullough ...
    A New York Times BestsellerA timely collection of speeches by David McCullough, one of America’s most honored historians—winner of two Pulitzer Prizes, two National Book Awards, and the Presidential Medal of Freedom—that reminds us of the enduring principles at the heart of the American experience.“Insightful and inspirational, The American Spirit summons a vexed and divided nation to remember—and ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Conservative Victory

    Defeating Obama's Radical Agenda

    by Sean Hannity ...
    Barack Obama and his radical team of self-professed socialists, fringe activists, and others are trying to remake the American way of life. They have used their new Democratic majority to launch an alarming assault on our capitalist system—while abandoning the war on terror, undermining our national security, and weakening our position in the eyes of our enemies. The "candidate of change" is ... Read more

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  • Citizenship between Empire and Nation

    Remaking France and French Africa, 1945–1960

    by Frederick Cooper ...
    A groundbreaking history of the last days of the French empire in AfricaAs the French public debates its present diversity and its colonial past, few remember that between 1946 and 1960 the inhabitants of French colonies possessed the rights of French citizens. Moreover, they did not have to conform to the French civil code that regulated marriage and inheritance. One could, in principle, be a ... Read more

    $29.59 USD

  • The Political Potential of Sortition

    A Study of the Random Selection of Citizens for Public Office

    by Oliver Dowlen ...
    Series Book 4 - Sortition and Public Policy
    The central feature of every true lottery is that all rational evaluation is deliberately excluded. Once this principle is grasped, the author argues, we can begin to understand exactly what benefits sortition can bring to the political community. The book includes a study of the use of sortition in ancient Athens and in late medieval and renaissance Italy. It also includes commentary on the ... Read more

    $13.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Vanishing Voter

    Public Involvement in an Age of Uncertainty

    by Thomas E. Patterson ...
    From the award-winning author of Out of Order—named the best political science book of the last decade by the American Political Science Association—comes this landmark book about why Americans don’t vote.Based on more than 80,000 interviews, The Vanishing Voterinvestigates why—despite a better educated citizenry, the end of racial barriers to voting, and simplified voter registration procedures ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • The Latino/a American Dream

    by Matthew Green, Daniel Martinez, Jeremy Slack, Alex E. Chavez, Scott Whiteford, Enrique S. Pumar, Steven A. Tuch, Maria Mazzenga, Todd Scribner, Jessica Hamar Martinez, Phillip Connor ...
    The “American Dream” means many things to many people, but in general it can be said that it connects the idea of freedom to the opportunity for prosperity and upward social mobility.Sandra L. Hanson and John K. White have joined together with a group of social scientists to explore the attitudes, experiences, and expectations of Latinos in their quest for the American Dream. The Latino/a American ... Read more

    $8.69 USD

  • Citadel Values II

    Essays for Contemplation

    by Robert E. Freer Jr. ...
    From the author:When Citadel Values went to press, we began looking for an educational tool to capture the lessons and fortify our students in the greater world beyond the Lesesne Gate. Also, answering prompting calls for a longer book with more essays of comfort and wisdom, we created a publication that has accomplished more than we sought.This book is the result. It reflects my thinking and ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

  • Conflict, Citizenship and Civil Society

    Edited by Giovanna Procacci, Carlo Ruzza, Sokratis Koniordos, Partick Baert ...
    Series series Studies in European Sociology
    This book provides readers – students, researchers, academics, policy-makers, activists and interested non-specialists – with a sophisticated understanding of contemporary discussion, analysis and theorizing of issues pertaining to conflict, citizenship and civil society. It does so through thirteen pieces of most recent in-depth sociological research that delve on: challenges to citizenship, ... Read more

    $65.99 USD

  • Political Leadership, Parties and Citizens

    The personalisation of leadership

    Edited by Jean Blondel, Jean-Louis Thiebault ...
    Series series Routledge Research in Comparative Politics
    Social structure may historically have been of primary importance in accounting for the attitudes and behaviour of many citizens, but now changes in social structure have diminished the role played by class and religious affiliation, whilst the significance of personality in political leadership has increased. This volume explores, both theoretically and empirically, the increasingly important ... Read more

    $72.99 USD

  • Global Residence and Citizenship Handbook

    by Christian H. Kälin ...
    This book is the quintessential guide for global citizens and their advisers, such as law firms, tax consultants, private banks and family offices. At the same time the handbook is also invaluable for business owners, entrepreneurs and investors who are interested in expanding their horizons. “The definitive compendium of viable residence and citizenship options worldwide for anyone who is really ... Read more

    $64.09 USD

  • Battle Royal

    Monarchists vs. Republicans and the Crown of Canada

    by David Johnson ...
    What is the future of the monarchy in Canada?A strong republican movement in Canada stresses that the monarchy is archaic and anti-democratic, an embarrassing vestige of our colonial past. An equally vibrant monarchist movement, however, defends its loyalty to royalty, asserting that the Queen is a living link to a political and constitutional tradition dating back over a thousand years. But is ... Read more

    $10.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus